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United States Patent O 2,883,667 GARMENTS Bernice L. Kraus, Secaucus, NJ.

Application September 8, 1955, Serial No. 533,166

7 Claims. (Cl. 2-75,)

This invention relates to garments. Itis particularly directed to hemmed skirts or dresses provided with hemmed skirts.

An object of this invention is to provide a hemmed skirt or dress provided with a trimming at Ithe fold of the hem so constructed that when the hem is let down this `trimming will hide the ugly hem mark. When the hem is let down the trimming lwill show fully at the outside of the skirt or dress. This trimming may either be at the inside of the dress peeping out from under the hem of the dress or may be 'attached to the outside of the dress partially projecting down below the dress hem.

Another object of this invention is to provide in ya skirt of the character described another tr irrvm1ingl rutile, or ybinding sewed to the upper edge of the hem so that when the hem is let down to lengthen the garment, it will give a more iinished appearance and will enable the. hem to :be let down with very little labor. This extra trimming, rufle, or `binding may either completely show lat the outside of the dress when the hem is4 let down or mayl partially peep out below the edge ofthe dress.

Still `a further object of this invention is to provide in a dress or skirt of lthe character described, an additional embroidery, trimming or the like to hide the stitches where the upper edge of the hem or the trimming on the hem is stitched to the upper end of the skirt, so as to hide the stitch marks when the stitches are removed to let down the hem.

Yet a further object of this invention is to provide a dress or skirt of the character described which shall be attractive in appearance, comfortable to wear, inexpensive to manufacture, 'easy to manipulate, and yet practical and efficient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed.

The invention accordingly consists in 'the features of constriction, combinations of elements, and arrangements of parts, which will rbe exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of invention will be indicated in the following claims.

In the `accompanying drawings in which is shown various illustrative embodiments of this invention:

Fig. l is a front perspective view of a dress provided wit-h a skirt embodying invention;

Fig. 2 is a view of the skirt shown in Fig. 1 with the hem let down;

Fig. 3 is a partially enlarged, cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is a partially enlarged, cross-sectional view taken online 4 4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. l and illustrating a modification;

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 6--6 of Fig. 5 and Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 but showing the hem let down.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, 10 designates a dress embodying the invention. The dress 10 is prop 2,883,667 Patented Apr.` 28V, v1959 vided with a skirt 11 provided with an` inwardly and upwardly turned hem 12. The hem 12 is turned about a bottom hem or fold line 13. The upper edge of the hem 12 is folded back as at 13a and is held in folded back position by a line of stitching 14.

Stitched to the hem 12 adjacent the hem or fold line 13, `as by line of stitching 15, is la trimming 16., The trimming may comprise braids, rickracks,` eyelets, lace or the like material. The line of stitching 15 may pass through substantially the longitudinal mid-section of the trimming 16. Thus one longitudinal half of the trimming 16, designated by numeral 1641 peeps out Lbelow the fold 13 of the skirt 11 as illustrated in Fig. l. The other longitudinal half 1Gb of the trimming is hiddenas illlustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

Stitched to the end of the hem 12 adjacent the fold line 17 of the folded back portion, `as by a line of stitching 18, is another trimming, rutile, or binding 1,9. Said trimming or rutile 19 may ybe folded longitudinally to form a fold 20. The stitching 18 passes through the folded portions 19a and 1912 of the trimming 19 to retain said trimming in folded condition. Preferably one of the fold portions 1912 is of greater width than the fold portion 19a. The trimming 19 is of course hidden when the hem is up. The hem may be retained in hemmed condition by stitching the trimming 19 to the skirt 11 by `a line of stitching 21.

The garment 10 may `be Worn `by a child, and as the child grows up and needs a longer skirt, the skirt may be lengthened by merely removing stitches 21 and letting down the hem 12. Such position is shown in. Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawing. The trimming Y16 will then be fully exposed `at the front of the skirt. Also the'trimming 19 will then peep out from below the bottom of -the let down hem.

In Figs. 5, 6 and 7 there is shown a dress 10a embodying the invention and illustrating a modification. Dress 10a comprises a Iskirt. 11a provided with a hem 12a folded upwardly and inwardly about hem o-r fold line 13a. Stitched to the bottom of the skirt 11a adjacent hem or fold line 13a, is a trimming 30 which may be wholly seen at the front of the skirt and partially projects down below the lower end of the skirt. Stitched to the hem 12a as by line of stitching 31, is a trimming 32 which partially projects above the upper edge of the upturned hem and partially projects therebelow. The upper edge of the trimming 32 is stitched to the skirts 11a Iby line of stitching 33, This line of stitching may be hidden by another binding, trimming or the like strip 34 stitched to the skirt as at 3S but overlapping the line of stitching 33. When the childs mother removes stitches 33 to let down the hem 12a, the holes where the stitches pass through the skirt will be covered by the binding 34. The bindings or materials could `be made of the same mate rial of the dress where no contrast is desired.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the sev-eral objects of this invention are yachieved and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all mat-ter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim :as new and desire to lsecure by Letters Patent:

1. In combination, a garment comprising la skirt having an integral hem turned up about a hem line at the bottom of the skirt, a trimming stitched to the skirt by a rst line of stitching adjacent the hem line and having free edge portions partially projecting -above and partially below said hem line, and ya second line of stitching attaching said hem to said skirt in fully upturned condition whereby when said second line of stitching is removed said hem will be let down and said trimming will cover said hem line said first line of stitching being located at a longitudinal portion of the trimming spaced substantially equally from the longitudinal edges of said trimming, said hem being of substantial width so that when it is let down it will elongate the skirt substantially, the upper edge off the hem `being folded and stitched in folded condition so that when the hem is let `down a folded edge will be presented at the lower end of the let-down hem.

l 2. In combination, a skirt provided with an integral hem turned up about a hem line, a trimming attached at a longitudinal midportion thereof to the `bottom of the skirt adjacent said hem line and having free edge por- "tions projecting partially above and partially below said hem line at the lower end of the skirt, another trimming `attached to the upper edge of the upturned hem, and partially extending therebeyond, and stitching means to retain the hem in fully upturned condition, whereby said stitching means when severed will permit the hem to be let down to extend the length of the skirt and to expose the second trimming with said rst trimming cover ing said hem lines.

3. The combination of claim 2 in combination with a third trimming stitched to the front of the skirt and overlapping the stitching means which retains the hem in upturned condition.

4. In a garment comprising a skirt having an integral hem turned up about a hem line, a trimming stitched to the Skirt adjacent said hem line along a longitudinal line of stitching passing through the trimming in spaced relation to the free edges of the trimming, a second trimming stitched to the upper end of the upturned hem and extending upwardly therefrom, and a line of stitching for attaching the second trimming to the skirt to retain the hem in fully upturned condition.

5. A garment comprising a skirt having an integral hem turned up about a hem line, a trimming stitched longitudinally between the opposite free edge portions thereof to the hem adjacent said hem line and `being partially hidden Iby the skirt and partially projecting Ibelow the skirt, a second trimming stitched to the upper edge of the hem and projecting therebeyond and means for stitching the second trimming to the skirt whereby last mentioned stitching may be severed to permit the hem to be lowered and to expose the entire rst trimming at the kfront of the skirt with the second trimming covering the hem line and projecting 'below the lower end of the let down hem.

6. The combination of claim 1, said trimming being disposed at the back of the hem and the portion of the trimming projecting above the hem line fbeing unexposed to view from the front and the portion of the trimming projecting below the hem line |being exposed when the hem is up, and said trimming `being fully exposed and disposed at the front of the skirt and spaced above the lower end of the hem when the hem is let down.

7. The combination of claim 2, said rst trimming being disposed at the back of the hem and the portion thereof projecting above the hem line being unexposed to view at the front of the skirt and the portion thereof projecting lbelow the hem line being exposed to view from the front` of the skirt when the hem is up, and said rst trimming Ibeing wholly disposed at the yfront of the Skirt and spaced above the lower end of the hem when the hem is let down and said second trimming being disposed at the lower end of the hem when said hem is let down.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 610,780 Weber Sept. 13, 1898- 612,417 Hay Oct. 18, 1898 1,228,807 `Moscow June 5, 1917 2,090,610 Lyttle Aug. 17, 1937 2,588,453 Thielman i Mar. 11, 1952 2,717,395 Holshouser Sept. 13, 1955 

